Hair curling device



Sept. 17, 1940. A

HAIR CURLING DEVICE Filed Feb. 16, 1940 y M A omey Patented Sept. 17, 1940 PATENT HAIR CURLING DEVICE John Denman Dean, London, England Application February 16, 1940, Serial No. 319,358 In-Great Britain February 14, 1939 9 Claims.

This invention relates to hair curling devices, and. seeks to provide such devices which facilitate the operation of forming curls of roll form and fixing them by means of :known or convenient kinds of spring grips.

An object of the invention is to enable curls to be .made on a former and subsequently fixed by use of a spring grip which can be positioned without derangement of the curl of hair on the former.

According to the invention, ahair curling device comprises former means upon which the curl is wound, and a support for a spring or like grip, which is movable relatively to the former means to open the grip so as to engage the curl, whereafter the curl is removed from the former with the fixing grip in place.

The former means may be of substantially cylindrical shape having a cam formation at one extremity and a longitudinal slit in its wall extending throughout its whole length; a'curl may thus be wound upon thecylindrica'l former, and a grip support which is slidable axially within the cylinder urges the spring arms of the grip into engagement with the cam formation, which spreads the arms of the grip apart so as to allow by continued axial movement the free engagement of the grip with the curl.

Thus in accordance with the invention, a curling device may comprise two parts, one being of hollow form and serving as a body upon which to roll the curl, whilst the other part, movable axially therein, supports the grip and by such axial movement engages the grip with the curl. It will be appreciated that during the operation of fixing the curl the hair is not moved on the former, so that the possibilityof derangement is minimised.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing, of which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation .of the grip supporting means;

Figures 2 and 3 being sectional end views on the lines AA and B-B of Figure 1 respectively;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the former means for use with the grip holder of theFigure 1;

Figure 5 being a plan view corresponding with Figure 4; and V Figure 6 is a sectional end view on the line CC of Figure 4. v

Figure 7 is a side elevation of the device showing a spring grip engaging a curl;

' Figure 8 is va perspective view of the fixed curl removed from the device; and a Figure 9 is a side elevation similar to Figure 4 but illustrating a modification of a detail.

Referring to Figures 1 to 'Ltheihair curling device comprises a spring grip support which is shown in Figures 1 to 3. The support indicated generally at H consists of a rod of metal or other convenient material, such as moulded synthetic resin, having a longitudinally extending channel I2 formed from one end thereof and extending throughout the greater part of its length. Adjacent the end of the channel I2 is a radially outwardly extending abutment member I3, the forward edge Id of which is undercut. The spring grip can be positioned within the channel I2 with its turned-over end disposed against the undercut surface I d of the abutment I3. The channel I2 is sufliciently deep to accommodate the whole of the one arm of the spring grip. The rod I I is also formed with a groove I5 which commences short of the forward end I6 of the rod II and has an oblique portion I'I intermediately of its length and disposed at the forward side of the abutment I3. The groove I5 extends completely 'to the rear end of the rod I I, where the rod I I is fitted with a knob or handle I8.

The device also comprises former means illustrated in Figures 4 to 6. The former means comprises a length of tubing I9 which is shorter than the length of the rod I I. The Wall of the tubing I9 has a longitudinal separation 2% extending throughout its entire length. The rear end of the tube I 9 is permanently fixed to a slotted band. 2| integral with a finger ring 22 and an arm 23 extending alongside and spaced from the tube I9 diametrally opposite the separation 2d. The band 2! has formed thereon a short circumferentially extending rib M which constitutes a radially outwardly extending cam formation. The band 2| has a threaded radially extending bore in which is screwed a screw 2 5, the end 26 of which projects within the tube I9. The forward end 27 of the tube I9 and the forward end 28 of the arm 23 converge towards one another ina rearward direction as shown in Figure 4.

In the finished article the former means is permanently located on the stem of the grip holder, the projection 26 riding freely within the groove I5 and preventing the former means from being separated from the forward end of the rod I I, the knob is preventing separation in a rearward direction.

In use the former means is moved axially to the extreme forward end of the rod l I at which position the distance between the undercut end edge I4 and the edge of the band 2i is slightly less than the length of the arms of the spring grip. In this position the separation 20 in the former means is out of alignment with the channel I2 in the grip holder.

The spring grip is placed in position by entering the-end of the straight arm of the grip Within the channel l2 beneath that part of the band 2I covering said channel. The grip is pushed within the band 2| until the turned-over end of the grip is-at the forward side of the undercut edge I4. Theinner arm of the -grip can now be positioned wholly within the channel l2 and the grip can be pulled back until the turned-over end of the grip abuts against the undercut edge I4. When in this position, the end of the outer arm of the grip rests upon the band 2 I, owing to the fact that the distance between the undercut edge It and the adjacent edge of the band 2! is slightly less than the length of the grip, when the parts of the device are in the described position. The ends of the lock of hair to be made into a roll curl are positioned between the tube l9 and the arm 23. The device is then rotated to wind up the hair around the tube and arm. After the rolling is completed, the tube I9 is moved axially along the rod H towards the knob 18 and such axial movement causes the cam 24 to enter between the arms of the spring grip so as to separate them and carry the rolled lock of hair between said arms. Just before the rear end of the former means approaches the abutment l3, the tube 59 is rotated through the pin and slot mechanism comprised by the groove 15 and the screw 25, so as to bring the separation 20 into register with the channel l2. The upper arm of the spring grip is thus freed from the cam 24 to spring on to the hair and fix the curl. Continued movement of the former means enables the curl to be removed together with the spring grip in position along the length of the curl. The curl fixed by the device above described is shown in Figure '7, where the former means occupies its rearmost position on the grip holder. The removed curl and grip is shown in Figure 8.

The former means may support a clip on its external surface, the clip being of flat, narrow form and extending along the length of the tube so that the lock of hair can be engaged between it and the surface of the tube prior to winding or forming the curl. Such clip may be riveted or otherwise secured to the tube or may be formed integrally therewith, where the tube is of spring metal. Alternatively, and as shown in Figure 9, a clip 38 may be pivotally attached to the former means l9 and may be urged resiliently against the wall of the tube or may be held against it by the user after the lock of hair has been inserted. The shorter arm 3| of the clip may provide a trigger action arranged to release the curl and grip after formation.

The rod support for the grip may be hollow or solid and may conveniently be turned from metal or, if desired, moulded from a synthetic resin or like material. The handle of the rod may provide a comb, to be used for combing the hair prior to curling.

What I claim is:

1. A hair curling device comprising tubular former means around which a lock of hair can be wound into a roll curl, the wall of the former means having a longitudinal separation extending throughout its whole length and carrying a radially outwardly extending cam formation adjacent one end thereof, and comprising a spring grip holder adapted to be passed longitudinally through the former means, the spring grip holder having a longitudinal recess extending from the forward end thereof to an abutment which locates a spring grip positioned within the recess with the closed end of the grip adjacent the abutment; the arrangement being such that the former means carrying a roll curl to be fixed, can be positioned on the grip holder with the cam formation extending directly between the ends of the grip, and such that relative longitudinal and angular movements between the former means and the grip holder first spreads the arms of the spring grip apart and positions them along the curl and then frees the grip from the cam formation to enable the fixed curl to be removed.

2. A hair curling device according to claim 1, wherein co-operatingpin and slot mechanism on the grip holder and former means causes automatic relative rotation to free the grip from the cam formation.

3. A hair curling device according to claim 1, wherein the former carries a clip for holding the ends of the lock of hair prior to rolling the curl.

4. A hair curling device comprising a tubular former around which the curl can be wound, the wall of the former having a longitudinal separation extending throughout its length and having a radially outwardly extending cam formation adjacent one end thereof, and comprising a rodlike grip holder adapted to be passed through the former, the grip holder having a longitudinal channel extending from the forward end thereof and terminating in an abutment face which is undercut rearwardly and which locates a spring grip positioned within the channel with its arms directed towards the open end of the channel. 5. A hair curling device according to claim 4, wherein the grip holder is formed with a longitudinal groove having an oblique portion at the forward side of the abutment, and the former carries a radially inwardly extending projection engaging slidably within said groove so as to rotate the former relative to the grip holder to automatically free the grip from the cam formation as the former and grip holder are moved relatively longitudinally.

6. A hair curling device according to claim 4, wherein the former carries integrally therewith a fixed arm extending alongside and spaced from the former at a position substantially diametrically opposite the longitudinal separation.

'7. A hair curling device according to claim 4, wherein the former carries pivotally about a transverse axis an arm extending alongside the former at a position substantially diametrically opposite the longitudinal separation, and a spring resiliently pressing the arm against the former.

8. A hair curling device comprising a tubular former around which the curl can be wound, the wall of the former having a longitudinal separation extending throughout its length and having a radially outwardlyextending cam formation adjacent one end thereof, and comprising a rod-like grip holder adapted to be passed through the former, thegrip holder having a longitudinal channel extending from the forward end thereof and terminating in an abutment face which is undercut rearwardly and which locates a spring grip positioned within the channel with itsarms directed towards the open end of the channel, co-operating pin and slot mechanism on the rod and former servingto rotate them relatively to one another, so; that after the engagement of the grip with the curl, the grip is automatically located within the separation of the former.

9. A hair curling device according to claim 8 wherein the firmer-and the grip holder are each fitted with a manipulating handle, the handle of the former carrying an arm co-extensive with the former and spaced therefrom substantially diametrically opposite the separation.

JOI-IN-DENMAN DEAN. 

